https://freerepublic.com/tag/drugreformyes/ en-us Tue, 17 Dec 2002 17:39:06 GMT Focus Forum 15 https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/808036/posts In a little noticed hearing of the House Government Reform Commnittee last week, Indiana Congressman (my homeotwn's Congressman actually) and longtime drug warrior Dan Burton made some stunning comments. In a hearing entitled "America's Heroin Crisis, Colombian Heroin and How We Can Improve Plan Colombia," Burton stopped just a hair short of advocating the decriminalization of drugs. Watch the video here (cut forward to 1 hour, 18 minutes into the hearing). Here's the transcript: Dan Burton: I want to tell you something. I have been in probably a hundred or a hundred and fifty hearings like this at various times... The Agitator https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/808036/posts#comment Tue, 17 Dec 2002 17:39:06 GMT